Webspace Plugin in Operations Hub
Use the following steps from Configuration Hub to add Webspace to an Operations Hub application. Webspace can be used with either iFIX or CIMPLICITY.
Create a New Application with the Webspace plugin
- In Configuration Hub, from the Navigation pane, browse to Operations Hub and then Applications.
- Next, click the + icon to add application, as shown in step 2 below.
The Create App dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure.
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In the App Name field, enter a name.
- Optionally, provide a description.
- Click Add.
- From Operations Hub, navigate to the HMI folder.
- Drag-and-drop the iFIX HMI Webspace Plugin or CIMPLICITY HMI Webspace Plugin to the workspace. Resize the plug-in as needed.
- On the Details pane, provide the Webspace Server Name path and
the Port for the Webspace Session Manager. Note: The other Webspace properties are listed in the tables that follow.
- Click on Save button.
- Launch the App.
iFIX: Webspace Plugin Properties
The following table lists the different Webspace widget properties for iFIX.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The ID name you choose to give your Webspace plugin instance in your application. |
| Height offset | Webspace frame will take the proportion specified in Relative height of the browser window minus this offset. It is useful when there are other widgets on the page above or below the Webspace frame. |
| Relative height (%) | Webspace frame will take this proportion of the height of the browser window minus the Height offset. It is useful when there are multiple Webspace widgets placed vertically on the page. |
| Webspace server | Specify the machine that has iFIX Webspace running on it. |
| iFIX screen path | Specify the path to the screen to load. This path is where the file resides on the Webspace system. |
| Tag Group File | Specifies the tag of the tag group to open with the picture. |
| Port for the Webspace Session Manager | The port configured on the Webspace system for the Webspace Session Manager
service. 9444 is the default port setting. |
| Show/Hide | Click the Add Conditions button to add conditions to run when the iFIX Webspace widget runs. |
| Hidden | Select the check box if you want to hide the iFIX Webspace plugin on screen. |
CIMPLICITY: Webspace Plugin Properties
The following table lists the different Webspace widget properties. For more information on CIMPLICITY and Webspace, refer to the Webspace section in the CIMPLICITY online help.
| Property | Description | Can it be dynamically updated? |
|---|---|---|
| Screen Variables | A list of name/value pairs that correspond to the variables used on a CIMPLICITY screen. For non-manual configuration, this list is expected to be a JSON string:[{ "name":"..", "value": ".."}, ...] | Yes |
| Webspace server | Specify the machine that has CIMPLICITY Webspace running on it. | Yes |
| CIMPLICITY screen path | Specify the path to the CimView screen to load. This path is where the file
resides on the Webspace
system:C:\ProjectsFolder\screens\ScreenName.cim |
Yes |
| Project for unqualified points | CimView will use this project name to provide values for unqualified points. | Yes |
| Zoom to best fit | If the CimView screen sizes are different, zoom to best fit provides automatic consistency in the Webspace frame. | Yes |
| Disable point targets | Prevents point targets, for example, Point Control Panel and quick trends, from being available. | Yes |
| Disable setpoints | Prevents point values from being set on the CIMPLICITY screen. | Yes |
| Port for the Webspace Session Manager | The port configured on the Webspace system for the Webspace Session Manager
service. 9443 is the default port setting. |
Yes |
| Start maximized | Select the check box if you want to open CimView screen in a maximized window filling the whole Webspace frame. | No |
| Always maximized | Select the check box if you want the screen to always be maximized in the Webspace frame. | No |
| Restrict screen opening | Select the check box if you want to open only the CimView screens that are explicitly mentioned in the Open Screen and Overlay Screen actions. | No |
| Disable window resizing | Select the check box if you do not want to allow resizing the CimView screens within the Webspace frame. | No |
| Don't show caption and menu | Select the check box if you want to hide the CimView menu bar and caption in the Webspace frame. | No |
| Time without input till quiescent update rate | Webspace will continue to send updates to the client at the normal rate for the number of seconds entered after the user stops using the keyboard and/or mouse. | No |
| Time between updates when quiescent | When the number of seconds to wait after the user stops using the keyboard and/or mouse have been reached, Webspace will begin sending the updates at this rate. | No |